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Recreating Newton: Newtonian biography and the making of nineteenth-century history of science

By Rebekah Higgitt

Book information

Publisher
Pickering & Chatto Publishers
Year
2007
ISBN
1851969063, 9781851969067, 9781851965472
Open Library ID
OL11952595M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2628381 bytes)
Series
Science and Culture in the Nineteenth Century
Edition
Pickering
Pages
297\297
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Higgitt examines Isaac Newton's changing legacy during the nineteenth century. She focuses on 1820-70, a period that saw the creation of the specialized and secularized role of the 'scientist'. At the same time, researchers gained better access to Newton's archives. These were used both by those who wished to undermine the traditional, idealised depiction of scientific genius and those who felt obliged to defend Newtonian hagiography. Higgitt shows how debates about Newton's character stimulated historical scholarship and led to the development of a new expertise in the history of science.

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